LAS VEGAS -- Game 1 of the WNBA Finals delivered another thriller. Trailing by nine points with 3:36 left in the third quarter, the Las Vegas Aces used a heavy dose of zone defense to slow down the Phoenix Mercury in the final period and got timely scoring from reserve guard Dana Evans to win Friday.

Phoenix forward Alyssa Thomas fell an assist shy of her third triple-double in a WNBA Finals game -- something no other player has done -- but missed two critical free throws with the Mercury down one in the final 30 seconds.

Still, a win Sunday in Game 2 (3 p.m. ET, ABC) would give Phoenix a split on the road and allow the Mercury to claim home-court advantage in the first best-of-seven Finals in WNBA history. How might Phoenix adjust in Game 2? And what can Las Vegas improve af

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